Pentagon to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter in Texas
The firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan , the army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be broadcast live. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec on Thursday that Hasan's execution would be carried out on December 3 at Fort Hood. "We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public," Mr Hegseth said. "Because…
The Pentagon announced on Thursday that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, will be streamed live on December 3. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed this during an interview with Human Events Daily, emphasizing that people must understand the consequences of such acts. This will be the first military execution since 1961, the group Death Penalty Action noted in a statement, with the last known firing squad execution occurring in November 1945.
Hasan, a former US Army major, was sentenced to death for killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in 2009. The execution method was recommended by Hegseth, with President Donald Trump approving it. Death Penalty Action criticized Trump's approach, stating that there is "nothing Donald Trump loves more than the power to kill."
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